{"id":201460,"date":"2026-06-21T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=201460"},"modified":"2026-06-21T21:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:02:28","slug":"memphis-grizzlies-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/06\/21\/memphis-grizzlies-draft-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies Are on the Prowl to Move Up In 2026 Draft Putting “Virtually Everyone on the Table”, Which Teams Could Bite"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> are looking to make some noise in the 2026 NBA draft. The Grizzlies are one of five teams that own multiple first-round selections in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

Memphis Grizzlies Are On the Prowl to Move Up in the 2026 NBA Draft<\/h3>\n

Memphis appears to be in rebuild mode<\/a> after trading Jaren Jackson Jr<\/a>. to Utah at February’s trade deadline and continuing to shop Ja Morant<\/a>. The Griz finished with the league’s sixth-worst record last year at 25-57, marking their fewest wins since 2017-18, as they lost 24 of their last 29.\u00a0 However, the Grizzlies’ lottery numbers came up rosy last month.<\/p>\n

As a result, Memphis owns the No. 3 and No. 16 picks<\/a>.\u00a0 The Grizzlies picked up the 16th selection from Orlando as part of the Desmond Bane<\/a> trade.<\/p>\n

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The Griz are expected to select Cam Boozer<\/a> with the third pick. But, with so much chatter about Washington reportedly considering Darryn Peterson<\/a> over AJ Dybantsa<\/a> and Boozer family ties, with his father, Carlos Boozer,<\/a> to the Jazz, either Peterson or Dybantsa may fall to Memphis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grizzlies should be thrilled to draft Boozer as the face of their franchise moving forward, and while they have been very tight-lipped as an organization since the lottery, rival teams that have been in contact with Memphis claim the No. 3 pick is off limits,\u201d ClutchPoints Brett Siegel<\/a> wrote two weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

While it would be shocking if the Wizards and the Jazz bypassed selecting Dybantsa, the Grizzlies should be overjoyed if he fell in their laps. Now, the Griz may have a more difficult choice if Peterson were the one to drop, though they would likely choose the Kansas guard if he fell in their proverbial lap.\u00a0 However, the Griz will likely be in search of a point guard to replace Morant, and Peterson has made it known he wants to play the one.<\/p>\n

As easy as the No. 3 pick will likely be for Memphis — they will take one of the trio of players left — the No. 16 is a different story.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same cannot be said about the Grizzlies\u2019 No. 16 pick, which sources say GM Zach Kleiman is attempting to package with other assets to move up in the draft, possibly securing another top-10 pick, Siegel wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n